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Photo Picture of Sunset over rolling green hills and cattle in the Briones Valley, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California

Animals Barns Farms and Rural Scenes Bay Area California Spring

New Camera: First Snaps of Cows and the Green East Bay Hills

Sunset over rolling green hills and cattle in the Briones Valley, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California Purchase Prints or License Usage: ID# 220117ra_BA3-0310h. I Got a New Camera! Here are some of my First Snaps of Cows and Green East Bay Hills. There seems to be a popular…

Gary CrabbeMay 13, 2022

Photo: Pair of male Northern Pacific (Western) rattlesnakes Pair of male Northern Pacific (Western) rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) wrestling in a mating combat dance in Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California

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Rattlesnake Combat Dance Mating Ritual [Photo & Video]

Photo: Pair of male Northern Pacific (Western) rattlesnakes Pair of male Northern Pacific (Western) rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) wrestling in a mating combat dance in Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California -- Purchase Prints or License Usage.ID# 180207s_BA3-0093 File Under: I'm not a wildlife photographer... except when I am.…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 15, 2018

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My Favorite Cellphone Photos of 2017

Picture #01: (Above) Ladybug taking an afternoon stroll on my DSLR camera, Carrizo Plain N.M., CA. In following with my recently posted Favorite Landscape Photos of 2017 -- images I shot using my 'Real' cameras -- I'd like to share this collection of My favorite cellphone photos of 2017. Yes,…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 5, 2018

Animals Deserts Nevada Photos

Sometimes it just takes one.

Picture: Desert Bighorn sheep at Valley of Fire State Park, near Las Vegas, Nevada This is one of the images I included on my last post, my top photos of 2013. Now granted, I don't actually consider this a super-great image. Sure, it's a nice image, maybe even a very…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 5, 2014

Animals California Coast Photos Uncategorized

Thus ends the lazy days of an unplugged summer

Picture: People spending a day at the Beach, La Jolla Shores, San Diego County coast, California Click on photo to see a larger version. So I'm curious, as photographers and people of the modern era, do you unplug from your camera? What about unplugging from your phone and email. If…

Gary CrabbeAugust 15, 2013

Animals California Photos Rants and Raves

A shout-out to BorrowLenses; Nikon D800 and 200-400 f4

Picture: Sunset through clouds at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge, San Joaquin Valley, California Several weeks ago I had to ship my (nearly) brand new Nikon D800 camera off to the Nikon Repair facility in Los Angeles. During those couple weeks I had a couple shoots scheduled, and BorrowLenses.com became…

Gary CrabbeApril 18, 2013

Animals Books Photos

Giving Thanks 2012

Picture: Pair of fledgeling Mourning Dove siblings resting together just moments after taking their first flight out of their nest. I want to wish everyone here in the US a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. Ok; I know... it's not quite turkey for Thanksgiving, but this picture of two doves is as…

Gary CrabbeNovember 21, 2012

Animals California Photos

Good thing I don’t eat snakes…

Picture: California Mountain Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans elegans) in the rocks and grass, Table Mountain, near Oroville, California First; Does anyone know (exactly) what type of Garter snake this is? It's a good thing I don't eat snakes. I almost stepped on this little guy yesterday afternoon while wandering around…

Gary CrabbeApril 28, 2012

Animals California Outdoors Photos Uncategorized

Could you two move back a little further?

Picture: Bull Elephant seal coming ashore at Año Nuevo State Park, near Santa Cruz, California "Could you two move back a little further?" - You might think the title of this blog post refers to the two seagulls standing in the way of this bull elephant seal coming ashore at…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 1, 2012

Animals Photos Uncategorized

Happy Thanksgiving 2011

Picture: Peacock in front of vineyard in fall, near Avila Beach, California As I sit here, waking up this morning on the verge of getting sick (again), the fog in my brain still can't keep away the thoughts of all I am thankful for, most especially the love and support…

Gary CrabbeNovember 24, 2011

Animals Photos

My What Big Eyes You Have

Picture: SomekindaSpider... ID help appreciated. A few weeks ago I found this beautiful spider living in my oregano plants. I was trimming the plant when 'she' scurried out and came to rest on the raised wood bed liner. I'm not a spider lover or spider hater. The only spiders I…

Gary CrabbeMay 6, 2011

Animals Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photos Seasons Spring Uncategorized

The perfect time to take a photo

Picture: Oak trees, cows and green grass on hills over valley in spring at sunset, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California When someone is looking at one of our photos, many photographers have heard the saying "Wow! You caught that at just the perfect moment." Sometimes though, the perfect…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 15, 2010

Animals California Photos Uncategorized

Do you believe?

Picture: Wood-carved statue of Sasquatch, a.k.a. Bigfoot in front of the Willow Creek Visitor Center, Humboldt County, California I took this image a couple years ago while doing the photography for my book, Backroads of the California Coast. Now I find myself coming back to it, as I'm now doing…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 8, 2010

Animals Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Mountains Photos

Round Valley Panorama

Picture: Sunrise light on Mount Tom and the Eastern Sierra over cattle grazing in pasture in the Round Valley, near Bishop, California Click the image to see the photo larger in a new window. This is another image that marks one of my first few attempts at a panoramic composition…

Gary CrabbeJune 3, 2010

Animals California Photos Signs

Did you see the signs?

Picture: Road sign pointing to Sand Dunes at Mesquite Flat, Death Valley National Park, California I occasionally find a sign that I think will make for a good photo. Signs are a form of communication. Photography is a form of communication. It only goes say that one can often compliment…

Gary CrabbeMay 18, 2010

Animals Photo Business Photos Stock Photography Uncategorized

I am Ground Rodent

Gopher poking head out of ground burrow, Redwood Regional Park, Berkeley Hills, California Photographer Jack Hollingsworth is very popular in the twitter-verse and social media circles. He has recently been posting a number of excellent weblog articles using the title premise, "I am...". I thought I would take a moment…

Gary CrabbeApril 27, 2010

Animals

New Camera: First Snaps of Cows and the Green East Bay Hills

Rattlesnake Combat Dance Mating Ritual [Photo & Video]

My Favorite Cellphone Photos of 2017

Sometimes it just takes one.

Thus ends the lazy days of an unplugged summer

A shout-out to BorrowLenses; Nikon D800 and 200-400 f4

Giving Thanks 2012

Good thing I don’t eat snakes…

Could you two move back a little further?

Happy Thanksgiving 2011

My What Big Eyes You Have

The perfect time to take a photo

Do you believe?

Round Valley Panorama

Did you see the signs?

I am Ground Rodent

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